The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-17
NEW FORKS PET POLICEMAN
1His Other Name 10 Capt. Williams, the Beu-
ianeer OF Gothsr,.

taneer OF Gothnu.
FROM "a, Prvridence Journal
The trial OF Capt. williams OF the police Is
present bot spell. Il is espocirily interesting
TO Now Workers because they all know that 10
mesea oa Of to $ Snd the s'E
seeing how he will escape II. Inc famous
Is charged by no less personGago th I,h
T T to exist in his prseineE L anything in.
matter with us, It is this matter Of the abund-
ance and consp righteousness OF the vicious resorts
true as t tTaro he1 say that this Branch
criminal population Is better disciplined mere
than in London, but such defence IL more than AN
fairly Offset by tho assertion Of other travellers
that Paris manages her portion OF the evil 80
much better than we do thnt. whereas hero
lady to walk in at night there. in Paris, tho
outcasts do not ob.rude themselves IN any
In G rs the noto
rious in connection with this evil. It might no
supposed that. in any other city the Captain
enemies suggest. he has offered the induce
ment Of on.interference TO these people or
or be considered unfit to hold his place. But,
az l say. nothing OF the sort Is expected to
Whyp Because Capt Williams is the most
popular policeman that is or. ever was in New
York Capt. Williams may have many faults;
II he has the greatest number of the outcast
that he is more mo- feared by the rest OF the crimi
who wears brass buttons. burglars and bunco
give his precinct a Wide berth. He is the man
who spoiled the only bouts Of John L. Sulli;;
sullivan probably hates the sound OF his name
He Is the man WHO spoiled the bunco business
HSo Sns chassno co1 the murderer o
Mrs. DR.. Hull. and almost @ dozen other MUIR
derers. But that Is the. least Of what New
It is father the because they believe him abso-
lutely fearless in the face OF danger,,a clnbber
Interests a OF Fight and A good Order They be
lieve from what they know OF him that In the
81 se wod Hr am
lead In Guelling It; that he would leap into tho
heart Of any mob club in hand and have such
would follow, and a riot that would demand
the intervention Of the military anywhere else
ma es Wap Ts sSy Is
pet and as to his unfortunate location among
the outeasts OF the other sex, Why any OF hi, his
complaint of panel thieying. swindling. fight
ing. and all the rest that usually accompanies
cinct where the evil has a foothold in the city.
20 that It Is foregone conclusion that Dr:
Williams for Victim 81 his reorm mania. NS
man: The first time mot, him we were walk
report OF pistol. and Williams leaped from
my, side and up flight Of tenement house n;,
weight against q door. burst It in. and wrench
a smoking pistol from man s hand almost be-
fore could determine how It was done. These
two qualities Of instan. action and fear loss
ness are among his main traits. He was born
in Nova SCOTIA and learned the trade Of ship
young man. and in time became the foreman
Of the principal shipyard in this neiGhborhood.
The 20 shns Sey 10
erai vessels for which, they had orders there.
Yokohama. which he still holds. 1t was while
he was with this firm that he superintendent
the Bsto Iaber
unions were then Just feeling lin their useful tbis
"ff they told 0iEss s4 S
liams: that they wanted, more wages, and
they they intended 70 STRIFE He tried to iissnade
them. He told them that he had the confidence
fairs. and he assured the men that the firm
| not only could not afford to pay them more.
but that for long time the yard had been E Epn
| men persisted. and at last Williams. who felt
| good deal of pride in his men. vowed that the
! forever.
The men struck lS He retired and for long
he : thought he Would like it, He joined the
| force In Brooklyn TWENTY-FIVE years ago. WHen
| the forces of the two cities were united. He
was, singled out by the Board TO stand as
| model for an artist who was to design statue
| OF q policeman, he made an envious name as
| foe OF criminals and tough characters, and, on
| ton Of that on being charged with the fonn;;
| himself by arresting half a dozen millionaires
| In an afternoon or two for fast driving in the
| Central Park. Thus he began to attract popu-
| lar attention, and he has held it ever since. He
has been under CHARGES before. but always
think for s,esed assaults HpGn citizens ba He
have very little patience with disorderly
| crowds. and that he lost his temper sometimes
| It: but he got through In those days without
| being pet, whereas in these days II is as a pet
that he Is especially interesting. He is in a
| degree the BoulanGer of Gothan.--the man the
| people expect to look to In case Of trouble.